In Brief
In this criminal appeal, the Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC for his role in the brutal killing of Sankar in 1996. The key issue was the credibility of the sole eyewitness (the victim's mother), who testified to witnessing the appellant and six others attacking the deceased with weapons. The Court held that her cogent and consistent evidence, corroborated by medical findings of eleven incised wounds, was sufficient for conviction. The Court also rejected contentions regarding a 2.5-hour delay in FIR registration, finding it adequately explained given the trauma and distance involved. Affirming the concurrent findings of the trial court and High Court, the Court dismissed the appeal."
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